Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme recognised jurisdictions
February 2024
If your jurisdiction is not on the list below, you cannot qualify through the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme route. Instead, you will need to do so through the SQE route.
| Recognised jurisdiction | Qualified lawyer |
|---|---|
| Albania | Avokat |
| Algeria | Avocat |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Attorney at Law |
| Argentina | Abogado/a |
| Armenia | Advocate |
| Australia | Lawyer |
| Austria | Rechtsanwalt |
| Republic of Azerbaijan | Vəkil |
| Bangladesh | Advocate |
| Belarus | Advakat |
| Belgium | Avocat/Advocaat/ Rechtsanwalt |
| Bermuda | Barrister/Advocate |
| Bolivia | Abogado |
| Bosnia and Hercegovina | Attorney at Law |
| Republic of Botswana | Legal Practitioner |
| Brazil | Advogado |
| Brunei Darussalam | Advocate/Solicitor |
| Bulgaria | Адвокат (Advocat) |
| Burundi | Advocate |
| Cameroon Republic | Advocate/Solicitor |
| Canada | |
| Alberta (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| British Columbia (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Manitoba (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| New Brunswick (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Northwest Territories (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Nova Scotia (Canada) | Lawyer |
| Nunavut (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Prince Edward Island (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor/Attorney |
| Province of Ontario (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Quebec (Canada) | Advocate/Attorney |
| Saskatchewan (Canada) | Lawyer |
| Yukon (Canada) | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Chile | Lawyer/Abogado |
| People's Republic of China | Lawyer |
| Colombia | Abogado |
| Costa Rica | Lawyer |
| Croatia | Odvjetnik/Odvjetnica |
| Cyprus | Δικηγόρος (Dikegoros) |
| Czech Republic | Advokát |
| Denmark | Advokat/Jurist |
| Dominican Republic | Lawyer |
| Ecuador | Abogado |
| Egypt | Lawyer |
| England and Wales | Barrister |
| Estonia | Vandeaddvokaat |
| Finland | Asianajaja Advokat/Luvan saanut oikeudenkayntiavustaja/Rattegangsbitrade med tillstand |
| Fiji | Barrister/Solicitor |
| France | Avocat/Avocat aux Conseils/Notaire |
| Georgia | Advocate |
| Germany | Rechtsanwalt |
| Ghana | Lawyer |
| Gibraltar | Solicitor/Barrister |
| Greece | Δικηγόρος (Dikegoros) |
| Grenada | Attorney-at-Law |
| Hong Kong | Solicitor |
| Hong Kong | Barrister |
| Hungary | Ügyvéd |
| Iceland | lögmaður |
| India | Advocate |
| Indonesia | Advocate |
| Iran | Attorney-at-Law |
| Iraq | Lawyer |
| Jersey | Solicitor of the Royal Court of Jersey/ Advocate |
| Kurdistan (Region of Iraq) | Lawyer |
| Isle of Man | Manx Advocate |
| Israel | Advocate |
| Italy | Avvocato |
| Jamaica | Attorney at Law |
| Japan | Bengoshi |
| Jordan | Lawyer |
| Kazakhstan | Advocate/Legal Consultant |
| Kenya | Advocate |
| Republic of Korea | Lawyer |
| Kuwait | Lawyer |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Advocate |
| Latvia | Zvērināts advokāts |
| Lebanon | Lawyer |
| Lichtenstein | Rechtsanwalt |
| Lithuania | Advokatas |
| Luxembourg | Avocat |
| Macau Special Administrative Region | Advogado |
| Malawi | Legal Practitioner |
| Malaysia (West) | Advocate Solicitor |
| Malta | Avukat Prokuratur Legali |
| Mauritius | Barrister/Advocate |
| Mexico | Lawyer (Cedula Profesional) |
| Moldova | Lawyer from the Republic of Moldova |
| Montenegro | Advocate |
| Montserrat | Attorney at Law |
| Morocco Applicants must be registered with the Casablanca Bar to be eligible to apply. |
Avocat |
| Namibia | Legal practitioner |
| Nepal | Adhivakta |
| Netherlands | Advocaat Notaris/Kandidaat Notaris |
| New Zealand | Barrister/Solicitor |
| Nigeria | Solicitor/Advocate |
| North Macedonia | aдвокат (Advocate) |
| Norway | Advokat |
| Oman | Lawyer |
| Pakistan | Advocate Simplicitor/Advocate of the High Courts/Advocate of Supreme Court |
| Palestinian Territories | Lawyer |
| Panama | Abogado |
| Paraguay | Abogado |
| Peru | Abogado |
| Philippines | Attorney/Counsellor at Law |
| Poland | Adwokat Radca Prawny |
| Portugal | Advogado |
| Puerto Rico | Lawyer |
| Romania | Avocat/Consilier Juridic |
| Russian Federation | aдвокат (Advocate) |
| Rwanda | Advocate |
| Saudi Arabia | Lawyer |
| Scotland | Solicitor/Advocate |
| Serbia | Advocate |
| Sierra Leone | Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Advocate/Solicitor |
| Slovakia | Advokát |
| Slovenia | Odvetnik |
| South Africa | Advocate/Attorney |
| Spain | Abogado/Advocat/Avogado/Abokatu/Procurador |
| Sri Lanka | Attorney at law |
| State of Sabah, Malaysia | Advocate |
| Sudan | Advocate/Lawyer |
| Sweden | Advokat/Jurists holding the Juristexamen/Swedish Jurist |
| Switzerland | Avocat/Rechtsanwalt/Anwalt/Fürsprecher/Fürsprech/Avvocato/Advokat |
| Taiwan | Attorney |
| Tajikistan | Advokat |
| Tanzania | Advocate |
| Thailand | Litigator |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Attorney at Law |
| Tunisia | Avocat |
| Turkey | Avukat |
| Uganda | Advocate |
| Ukraine | Advocate |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Lawyer |
| United States of America | |
| Alabama (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Arizona (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| Arkansas (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| California (United States of America) | Lawyer |
| Colorado (United States of America) | Attorney/Counsellor-at-law |
| Connecticut (United States of America) | Attorney/Lawyer |
| Florida (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Georgia (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Hawaii (United States of America) | Lawyer |
| Idaho (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Illinois (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Iowa (United States of America) | Attorney and Counsellors |
| Kansas (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Kentucky (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Louisiana (United States of America) | Attorney/Counsellor at Law |
| Maine (United States of America) | Lawyer |
| Maryland (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Massachusetts (United States of America) | Attorney and Counsellor at Law |
| Michigan (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Minnesota (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| Mississippi (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Missouri (United States of America) | Attorney/Counsellor at Law |
| Montana (United States of America) | Licensed Attorney |
| Nebraska (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Nevada (United States of America) | Attorney |
| New Hampshire (United States of America) | Attorney |
| New Jersey (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| New Mexico (United States of America) | Attorney |
| New York State (United States of America) | Attorney/Counsellor-at-Law |
| North Carolina (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Ohio (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Oklahoma (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| Oregon (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| Pennsylvania (United States of America) | Attorney/Lawyer |
| South Carolina (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| Tennessee (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Texas (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Utah (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Virginia (United States of America) | Attorney/Counsellor at Law |
| Washington DC (United States of America) | Attorney |
| Washington state (United States of America) | Attorney at Law |
| Wisconsin (United States of America) | Attorney Lawyer |
| Uruguay Applicants must be registered with the Uruguayan Bar Association. |
Lawyer |
| Uzbekistan | Advocate |
| Venezuela | Abogado |
| Vietnam | Lawyer |
| Zambia | Legal Practitioner |
| Zimbabwe | Legal Practitioner |